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RTECS NUMBER            : OA5250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Keratin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 68238-35-7
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 9008-18-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cheratina
   * Detoxin
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
   BSIBAC Bolletino della Societe Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale.  (Casa
   Editrice Idelson, Via A. de Gasperi, 55, 80133 Naples, Italy)  V.2- 1927- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,1685,1968

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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